Shinichi Eto (江藤 愼一, Shinichi Eto, October 6, 1937 – February 28, 2008) was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Shinichi Eto | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder / First baseman | |
| Born: October 6, 1937 Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan | |
| Died: February 28, 2008 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1959, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1976, for the Lotte Orions | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .287 |
| Home runs | 367 |
| Hits | 2,057 |
| Runs batted in | 1,189 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2010 |
Eto played for the Chunichi Dragons from 1959 to 1969, where he was the Central League batting champion in 1964 and 1965 (hitting .323 and .336 respectively). In addition, he was a Best Nine Award-winner as an outfielder five times: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1968.
Eto moved to the Lotte Orions from 1970 to 1971 and the Taiyo Whales from 1972 to 1974. He was the player-manager of the Taiheiyo Club Lions in 1975. He returned to the Lotte Orions for his final season in 1976.
Eto died in 2008 of liver cancer at the age of 70.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Former hitting great Eto dies". Japan Times. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Higashio, two others voted into Japanese Baseball HOF". Japan Times. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Shinichi Eto at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame